Novate 0 - 0 F.C.Sempre (381945604)

Overcast weather free of rain made for a crowd turnout of 12000 at meazza stadium today. Antonino Statti was the appointed referee with assistance provided by Hervé Boucton and Janus van Daal. Novate decided to use a 3-5-2 set up. They fielded: Zamparo - Bechelli, Calicchio, De Maria - de Campos, Ambruschi, Prestipino, Pazzini, Torres Calvillo - Scali, Pugliese.

F.C.Sempre started off with a 5-3-2 lineup. The following players took the field: Trimarchi - Mambretti, Gencarelli, Campisi, Flebus, Rambaud - Montereggi, Balerdi, Lieding - Hering, Pires.

Counter-attacking seemed to be the preferred strategy of F.C.Sempre. E. Pugliese could have put Novate into the lead after 2 minutes, but the free kick went just wide. The opposing supporters gave the referee an earful when he only gave D. Mambretti from F.C.Sempre a yellow card after a mistimed challenge from behind 20 minutes into the game. That was far too lenient! F.C.Sempre almost scored after a counterattack 23 minutes into the match, but G. Lieding took a shot from the left that landed harmlessly in the side of the net. D. Prestipino dispatched a majestic long shot 28 minutes into the match, but missed the goal by a few metres. F.C.Sempre mounted an inspired counterattack down the right wing after 36 minutes, but A. Balerdi was unable to convert from short range. 0 - 0 was the halftime score. Novate had most of the ball, with 73 percent of possession.

F.C.Sempre's counterattacks created a good chance for L. Campisi on the right after 65 minutes, but he could only look on with dismay as his strike rebounded off the crossbar. 71 minutes in, F.C.Sempre's S. Flebus received a yellow card for going into a challenge studs first. A loud groan was heard from the fans of Novate, as A. Pazzini left the pitch in too much pain to finish the match. P. Tessaro took his place on the field. A. Gencarelli's lack of experience almost gave Novate a goal after 81 minutes, but the shot went right into the keeper's arms. After several obvious shirt pulling incidents, R. de Campos got himself booked. The manager of Novate was not happy. Novate enjoyed most of the ball, as they maintained 72 percent of possession.

Novate's top performer was clearly O. Ambruschi. However, N. Zamparo made a disastrous appearance. L. Campisi performed admirably for F.C.Sempre. V. Pires on the other hand, had a terrible day. The match ends 0 - 0.